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Rules: Every region contains exactly two black cells. Each black cell must be a part of a 2 x 1 or 1 x 2 block (domino), irrespective of the region borders. No two dominoes may share an edge. Black blocks can touch each other diagonally.
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Puzzle:
Rules: Place numbers in the grid such that each row, column, and 3*3 box contain the numbers 1-9. Additionally, orthogonally adjacent cells must not contain consecutive digits.
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This Puzzle was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 60 min. The contest was "Statues in the Twilight Zone".
The goal was to create a Statue Park puzzle with an added Twilight twist (Rules explained below).
Edit 22nd August 9 PM ET: Simplified the Rules.
Rules:
Statue Park Rules (Uses 2 Full Pentomino Sets):
A bank of shapes is given with the grid, usually with each shape labeled for your convenience. Place each of the shapes exactly once into the grid, with rotations and reflections allowed. No two shapes can overlap or be orthogonally adjacent, and all of the space not occupied by shapes must be connected. Black circles in the grid represent spaces that must be contained in one of the shapes, and white circles represent spaces that may not be contained in a shape.
Additionally, The number clues act as minesweeper clues (i.e. clues addressing the neighboring 8 cells) i.e. if there is a number in a white circle it gives the number of black circles around it.
Theme: Double Pentomino Set
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This Puzzle was created during the speed setting contest over Cracking The Cryptic discord server within a time limit of 60 min.
Rules:
Shade some empty cells black to create a single connected wall. Numbers in a cell indicate the length of consecutive shaded blocks in the neighboring cells. If there is more than one number in a cell, then there must be at least one white (unshaded) cell between the black cell groups. Cells with numbers cannot be shaded, and the shaded cells cannot form a 2×2 square anywhere in the grid.
Additionally, the grey lines must be palindrome in terms of shaded/unshaded cells.
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This puzzle was entered into Logic Showcase #25 (Ubnique Tilings).
The challenge was to create a logic puzzle using a grid-based on any tiling other than the standard square tiling.
Rules:
Blacken some white cells and then draw a single closed loop (without intersections or crossings) through all remaining white cells. Blackened cells cannot share an edge with each other. Some cells are outlined and in gray and cannot be part of the loop. Numbered arrows in such cells indicate the total number of blackened cells that exist in that direction in the grid.
Additionally, Numbered arrows also indicate the total number of cells where the loop turns. Loop cannot cross on given edges.
Theme: Ones and Twos
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This Sudoku was created in an attempt to invent a new variant. Although later I was notified that a similar (but not exact) variant already appeared on the Cracking The Cryptic youtube channel. Anyways this should be still fun to solve and explore.
Rules:
-Normal sudoku rules apply: In a row, column, or box, the digits 1-9 have to appear exactly once.
-Thermos: Along the thermos, divide the numbers as a group of 2 digit numbers and these two-digit numbers must increase from the bulb to the end. 2 digit numbers are read in the direction from the bulb to the end.
Theme: 33
Difficulty: Medium
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Rules:
Shade some empty cells black to create a single connected wall. Numbers in a cell indicate the length of consecutive unshaded blocks in the neighboring cells. If there is more than one number in a cell, there must be at least one shaded cell between the unshaded cell groups. Shaded cells cannot form a 2x2 square anywhere in the grid. Cells with numbers count as unshaded cells for adjacent clues.
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Rules:
Difficulty: Medium
